Pipe carrier



March l0, 1925- W. R. BURKE v PIPE CARRIER Filed Nov. 24, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Vwimax-1o. 1925- 1,529,613

W. R. BURKE PIPE CARRIER 4'Filed Nov. 24, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Mar. 10,- lf-)2,5.,4 l

MES f WILLIAM RgBURKE, or'jnTIeA, 15T-mirroir; essiraton:frorSiennaunicnssmmsloonr f -1=ORATIQN,I orUrrea,NEWYORK,1AooRPoitA'rIoNY orfNfEWYoBK.

PIPE CARRIER. .v

To-aZZ whom t mayv ,concern Be vit `known that I,'VVILLIAMR,UURKE,v

a-'citi'zen oitheUnited`States of inerica,

of Utica, in the `'county 'of Oneida, in :the y State oNeW York, have inventednew` and a useful Improvements in Pipe Carriers, 'of

which )they following, taken-iin connection with the accompanying drawings, :1s a full,

1 clear, and exact description. l

ertain improven Y above, allA as will more; fully `appearjfromv y the following description taken in; connection yWit-h the `accompz'mying drawings in` \Which:- f

Figure Il is any of my-invention.` y l l -l Figure 2 is a section on line'v9f-2, Figure l,`showing the h'ook boltsin jl'full.l

elevation of apipecarrier -ure6. ,v

4Figure 4 is a section on line ,4r-4, lFigf` Figure 5 isl an Y elevation "of one yfof` the bases showing the `cross jbars lor slderalls, riveted thereto.

Figure 7 is an elevation EpaQrtiallyfjin section,` `of a modied-form'of structure@` Figure 8 is 'ure 7 Aeunit of r'the drawings, comprises tvvov bases land of similar yform and shape and each ya section on*v line 8l-8, Fig- A1 comprising a substantially flat 4'bodyportion or sl'ot andrprovided-"with upstandi'ng posts or pillars --5-# Vandv--G--vat L theopp'osite sides `of the body i portiongeach `:post

or pillar providedatwits"upper end-ifW-ith the pipe carrier illustrated in ffhying.,Leather,www manent@ l s litteralfrec4 sesv .in1 lthe pier and theiru` Vper ends-*projecting vthrough ftherespctive slots 4rigidly `securing the orpler.y

bases to. 'thei ifoundation pier `ivi'thth'e 'iipstandiiigfposts "or pillars (-5f and of :one-base in alignment with the upstanding posts 4or Vpillars f5'- and 6- res'pectively ofthe otherbase. -f

M nemen, aber @afstudeer met Y ,f y,chamcally equivalent. naturemaybe' util- VYlzedor securing'the.slotted 'bases Vto the in the form of an anglebarand-'preferably .the vertically Vdisposedff,W`all, of "the `angler bar Y is arranged `upon the exterior Q1 of the `:pillars orjpvostsfaltho itfrnay bemuponthe interior jas illustrated in Figure-15. The horizontal Y. Wall of the `vvangleV-barfr Tllis vformedvpvvit lrapair of spacedopen#y y ings o r perforatlons adapted to` receivethe 'reducedl cylindrical yportions upon- `the upper the 'angle fbar to formfa@permanente` and 4v 4`The. angle bars arerigidlyaconfined -be-*90 y .tween theoiset orrriveted :portions of the head-studs and theil'anges'or shouldersat reduced 1 cylindricalportions `or'studsarev 4 I ,Y thenoffset or rivetedainto engagementfwith y,

p '2- h'ave their reduced upper ends or studsgprojected through spaced openf ings iny a second'side frail on anglebar #l2-p Y preferably of' similari form. and 4"shape: 4to the angle bar @11- and extending parallel with the; anglekbar -1'1"-,- fin"4 assembledg'con'- f dition, land the `upper ends ofthe studs/upon -the posts -6--iare rivetedqorfgofsetintpjem gagementy With the angle barr-,12+ tolform 4 v atpermanentconnection between 'thefpost 1 .v -G-Vjand thel bar It will` thus :be seen that thebases `and "-2-`- are rigidlykmd permanentlyiv con-- AFnectedfV 'tov thef'fside :bars -rlll-,y and aand@ support them-in,parallelired vrelation' for the reception Aof the pipecarriers which "are-arranged in the'vusual manner in 4spaced relation 'for the reception be' tween each two pipe carriers -13-- of pipel supporting and guiding rollers .-14lr and l j ournaled in transverse slots '-17- 'andcapable of lateral movement therein.

These pipe carriers' arerformed with legs terminatingfin opposite" feet --18-A and 19, the feet .18- being secured to the side rail 1lby meansof. bolts 20- i passed upwardly throughl openings in the rail -lland are provided'. with muts 2l-'at their upper ends for rigidly con necting the feet -18-' to the rail -11'. .vThe openings in the rail -11- are so positioned that the heads 2Q- of the bolts -20- contact with the depending vertical wall of the .angle bar -lland the bolts are thereby locked from rotation whilel the nut 2lis being threaded vupon'the bolt` or removed therefrom. j

In like mannentthe feet 4v-19- are secured 'by bolts --23-- to the side rail -12- and the depending vert-ical flange of the rail -l2-.-` whether exterioily or interiorly locks the boltsfrom rotation.l e

`It will be obvious that the elongated slots `4f in the bases 1- and -Qfpermit readyk adjustment of the bases, the side rails i carried thereby andthepipe carriers, to the desired position'. y j

In Figures? Aand 1S', aslightly modified form of structure is illustrated, particularly for use in connection with iron piers -1-2A.

`The distinction in structure from that heretofore described, resides in the fact that vthe bases 1- and '52, instead of being provided with a' central elongated v'slot lare provided with horizontally extending flanges -f26- and '27-, inthis 424.4- so as vto secure the pipe carrier tothe iron piers, the slotsin ,the `flanges -26- and *27- permitting any'desired adjustment. e

In Figuresv 3 and 4C, there is illustrated,l a preferred form of structure for uniting or joining two `sections of a' siderail -llor a side rail -12- to extend the pipe carrier between two piers as illustrated in Figure lv In this construction,y the'ends Iof the two rails V11--,- or the two rails -12--yto be connected are placed vin abutting relation 'and an angle bar section ,-30- is inserted y within the angle f'bar ll-f v01.--the-ang1e.

bar 512e preferably in reverse ari-ange- Inentas shown.` Two or vmore bolts 2l-4 are extended through the joining section carrier -13-. a j

r In this manner,` a rigid and firmk construction is produced and two or more units of pipe carriers may be united in an easy and ment as various changes may be ymade within the y,scope of the appended claims..

I'claim: j

l. A pipe carrier comprising a pair of spaced bases each having a .slot elongated in a direction `substantially perpendicular tothel direction of length of pipes adapted to be carried, posts arising from l'opposite sides of the bases, and a pair of'substantially parallel side vrails each resting on a shoulder formed on and Yleach'permanently riveted to a post von each base to form a unitary structure. i n

2; A pipe l carrier comprising a vpair of spaced bases having slots elongated in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of length of ypipes adapted to bey carried,"posts arising` from the bases and a pair of substantially parallel side rails each in the form of an angle ironl'and each car# ried by and connected to a post yon each 30", the angle bar -llor theangle- -bar *12e-.and the base of theadjacent pipe base, pipe carriers mountedy onsaid side rails and bolts extending thru the rside rails and the carriers `with the heads of the bolts y in substantial contact with one side of the angle bars.

3. A pipe carrier comprising a pair of' :and the carriers withethe heads of .the bolts in substantial contactfwith oney side of the angle bars, and means for connecting two I prising'two or more bolts, and an angle bar section secured by saidbolts to each 'of the abutting side railsections.

lside rails-having their -ends abutting com'- In witness kwhereof I have hereunto setk my hand this `19th lday of November 1923. n WILLIAM R, BURKE.

Witnesses:v

WILLIAM F. BossER'r, JOHN C. EDWARDS. 

